Professor Ron Grunstein
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Professor Ron Grunstein

Professor
Sleep Medicine, Central Clinical School
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Faculty of Medicine and Health
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+61 2 91140438
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+61 2 91140465
Professor Ron Grunstein

Ron Grunstein AM is currently Professor of Sleep Medicine and head of the NHMRC Centre for Integrated Research and Understanding of Sleep (CIRUS) and the NHMRC Australasian Sleep Trials Network. He is an NHMRC Level 3 Investigator and former Senior Principal Research Fellow and NHMRC Practitioner Fellow since 2002. Professor Grunstein is a staff specialist physician at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, has an honorary appointment in respiratory and sleep medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney and heads the Sleep and Circadian Research Group, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. Prof. Grunstein has a strong interest in translational clinical research in sleep health and was involved in the early development of nasal CPAP and non-invasive ventilatory support for sleep-breathing disorders. His current main interests involve in metabolic and neurobiological effects of sleep loss. As well he leads research in the simplification of sleep apnea diagnosis and new treatment interventions in sleep disorders. Dr Grunstein has been a visiting scientist at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and other overseas universities. He was awarded the Nathaniel Kleitman Award of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in 2011 and the Distinguished Achievement Award of the Australasian Sleep Association in 2010. In 2012, he was awarded the RPA Foundation research medal, Research Medal of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand in 2016. He has a long standing interest in health communication through the media and in 2008 was appointed a Public Member of the Australian Press Council. Dr Grunstein also serves as chief medical advisor to Sleep Disorders Australia, an advocacy body for patients with sleep disorders. He has also advised Australian, British and EU road regulatory bodies on sleep disorders and has served as Associate Editor of Sleep and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine Reviews, Sleep Medicine and Respiratory Research. He has Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degrees and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Sydney and a PhD from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Professor Grunstein was the President of the World Sleep Federation (2007-11) that represents over 12,000 researchers and sleep clinicians globally and was President of the Australasian Sleep Association 1994-1997. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours List in 2019, Fellow of the Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2021 and Fellow of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand in 2022.

Professor Grunstein has diverse interests in clinical research in sleep disorders, sleep neurobiology and sleep health. Research includes diagnosis, effects and management of sleep apnea, epidemiology of sleep disorders, impact of sleep loss on human health, interaction of work and sleep and evaluating and developing new treatment approaches in sleep disorders.

Novel methods of teaching and training in sleep medicine

teaching medical specialists in clinical settings

Sleep Neurobiology

· How high-density EEG provides insights into sleepiness, sleep apnea, insomnia and parasomnias and brain function (NHMRC)

· The effect of agingand dementias on sleep architecture using high density EEG, EEG power spectral analysis and neuroimaging (NHMRC)

· Sleep spindles in neurodegeneration and sleep-breathing disorders (NHMRC)

- the impact of "local sleep" on sleepiness in sleep apnea

- how do sleep disorders impact severe mental illness?

Sleep Apnea

· Weight loss and impact on health in sleep apnea (various grants)

· Use of digital health techniques in diagnosis of sleep apnea (Alertness CRC)

· effect of hypogossal nerve stimulation in sleep apnea (sponsored)

· use of simple and methods to predict crash risk in patients with OSA (NHMRC)

· screening and management of sleep apnea in schizophrenia (MRFF)

· wakefulness promoters in management of sleep apnea

· treating obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (NHMRC)

- drugs for weight loss in sleep apnea (sponsored)

· effects of opiates, anti-depressants and hypno-sedatives on sleep and breathing

Insomnia

· measuring insomnia phenotypes and use of digital health technologies to treat insomnia (Alertness CRC)

· understanding hyperarousal and sleep misperception in insomnia (Alertness CRC)

·· do novel cannabinoids alter sleep in chronic insomnia ? (Lambert Initiative)

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Chronobiology/Chronomedicine

· diagnosing and treating shift work sleep disorders (Alertness CRC)

· managing delayed sleep phase syndrome

· new oral delivery systems for time release of melatonin (with Macquarie University)

· sleep and circadian issues in long haul flight crew (Alertness CRC)

· light and circadian influences on cognition in aging (Perpetual Trustees)

Other Clinical Trials

· Clinical trials to determine the influence of sleep disorders on brain aging and pre-dementia (NHMRC)

· Treating REM sleep behaviour disorder (dream enacting behaviours)

· managing treatment-resistant restless legs syndrome

· Use of long acting oxybate and other novel treatments in narcolepsy (Avadel)

- orexin agonists in narcolepsy

Distinguished Achievement Award of the Australasian Sleep Association in 2010

Nathaniel Kleitman Award of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine in 2011

RPA Foundation Research Medal 2012

Research Medal of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand in 2016.

Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 2019

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences 2021

Fllow of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand 2022

Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease, Neurosciences and Mental Health, Healthy Ageing

Publications

Book Chapters

  • Yee, B., Liu, P., Phillips, C., Grunstein, R. (2012). Neuroendocrine Aspects of Sleep Apnea. In Allan I. Pack (Eds.), Sleep Apnea: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment, (pp. 286-299). London: Informa Healthcare.
  • Grunstein, R. (2011). Personalized Medicine in Sleep Health. In Evian Gordon and Stephen H. Koslow (Eds.), Integrative Neuroscience and Personalized Medicine, (pp. 181-204). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
  • Buchanan, P., Grunstein, R. (2011). Positive-pressure treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. In M.J Aminoff, F. Boller, DF Swab, P. Montagna and S. Chokroverty (Eds.), Handbook of Clinical Neurology Vol. 98 Sleep Disorders, (pp. 421-439). Amsterdam: Elsevier. [More Information]

Journals

  • Zheng, Y., Yee, B., Wong, K., Grunstein, R., Piper, A. (2024). A comparison of two obesity-related hypoventilation disorders: Impact on sleep, quality of life and neurocognitive outcomes and the effects of positive airway pressure therapy. Sleep Advances, 5(1). [More Information]
  • Suraev, A., McCartney, D., Kevin, R., Gordon, R., Grunstein, R., Hoyos, C., McGregor, I. (2024). Detection of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in oral fluid using two point-of-collection testing devices following oral administration of a THC and cannabidiol containing oil. Drug Testing and Analysis. [More Information]
  • Basheti, M., Bussing, J., Grunstein, R., Gordon, C., Saini, B. (2024). Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Sleep Health Educational Module for Pharmacy Students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 88(1). [More Information]

Conferences

  • McCloskey, S., Jeffries, B., Koprinska, I., Gordon, C., Grunstein, R. (2022). Insomnia Disorder Detection Using EEG Sleep Trajectories. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), : Springer Verlag.
  • Grunstein, D., Grunstein, R. (2020). Are autonomous vehicles the solution to drowsy driving? 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Human Systems Integration, IHSI 2020, Cham: Springer. [More Information]
  • Miller, C., Rae, C., Green, M., Yee, B., Gordon, C., Kyle, S., Espie, C., Grunstein, R., Bartlett, D. (2016). An objective, severe short-sleep insomnia disorder phenotype is associated with reduced brain creatine levels and impaired metabolism: an in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy assessment. SLEEP, the 30th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS) 2016, USA: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

2024

  • Zheng, Y., Yee, B., Wong, K., Grunstein, R., Piper, A. (2024). A comparison of two obesity-related hypoventilation disorders: Impact on sleep, quality of life and neurocognitive outcomes and the effects of positive airway pressure therapy. Sleep Advances, 5(1). [More Information]
  • Suraev, A., McCartney, D., Kevin, R., Gordon, R., Grunstein, R., Hoyos, C., McGregor, I. (2024). Detection of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in oral fluid using two point-of-collection testing devices following oral administration of a THC and cannabidiol containing oil. Drug Testing and Analysis. [More Information]
  • Basheti, M., Bussing, J., Grunstein, R., Gordon, C., Saini, B. (2024). Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Sleep Health Educational Module for Pharmacy Students. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 88(1). [More Information]

2023

  • Judge, D., Miller, C., Bartlett, D., Jomaa, I., Wong, K., Saini, B., Semsarian, C., Espie, C., Kyle, S., Grunstein, R., Yee, B., Marshall, N. (2023). Armodafinil to reduce the sleepiness related side-effects of sleep restriction therapy being used to treat insomnia disorder: An open label clinical trial pilot study compared with historical controls. Journal of Sleep Research, 32(1). [More Information]
  • Lavender, I., McCartney, D., Marshall, N., Suraev, A., Irwin, C., D'Rozario, A., Gordon, C., Saini, B., Grunstein, R., Yee, B., McGregor, I., et al (2023). Cannabinol (CBN; 30 and 300 mg) effects on sleep and next-day function in insomnia disorder ('CUPID' study): protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over, three-arm, proof-of-concept trial. BMJ Open, 13(8), e071148. [More Information]
  • Cheung, J., Scott, H., Muench, A., Grunstein, R., Krystal, A., Riemann, D., Perlis, M. (2023). Comparative short-term safety and efficacy of hypnotics: A quantitative risk–benefit analysis. Journal of Sleep Research. [More Information]

2022

  • Zheng, Y., Yee, B., Wong, K., Grunstein, R., Piper, A. (2022). A pilot randomized trial comparing CPAP vs bilevel PAP spontaneous mode in the treatment of hypoventilation disorder in patients with obesity and obstructive airway disease. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 18(1), 99-107. [More Information]
  • Leong, C., Siong Leow, J., Grunstein, R., Naismith, S., Teh, J., D'Rozario, A., Saini, B. (2022). A systematic scoping review of the effects of central nervous system active drugs on sleep spindles and sleep-dependent memory consolidation. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 62, 101605. [More Information]
  • Basheti, M., Tran, M., Wong, K., Gordon, C., Grunstein, R., Saini, B. (2022). Australian Consultant Pharmacists’ Potential Roles in Sleep Health Care: Exploring a New Avenue for Improving the Management of Insomnia. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 20(5), 622-637. [More Information]

2021

  • Sletten, T., Raman, B., Magee, M., Ferguson, S., Kennaway, D., Grunstein, R., Lockley, S., Rajaratnam, S. (2021). A blue-enriched, increased intensity light intervention to improve alertness and performance in rotating night shift workers in an operational setting. Nature and Science of Sleep, 13, 647-657. [More Information]
  • Aji, M., Glozier, N., Bartlett, D., Peters, D., Calvo, R., Zheng, Y., Grunstein, R., Gordon, C. (2021). A feasibility study of a mobile app to treat insomnia. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 11(2), 604-612. [More Information]
  • Kong, D., Hoyos, C., Phillips, C., McKinnon, A., Lin, P., Duffy, S., Mowszowski, L., LaMonica, H., Grunstein, R., Naismith, S., Gordon, C. (2021). Altered heart rate variability during sleep in mild cognitive impairment. Sleep, 44(4). [More Information]

2020

  • Magee, M., Sletten, T., Murray, J., Gordon, C., Lovato, N., Bartlett, D., Kennaway, D., Lockley, S., Lack, L., Grunstein, R., et al (2020). A PERIOD3 variable number tandem repeat polymorphism modulates melatonin treatment response in delayed sleep-wake phase disorder. Journal of Pineal Research, 69(4), e12684. [More Information]
  • Qu, W., Wang, Z., Hong, H., Chi, Z., Feng, D., Grunstein, R., Gordon, C. (2020). A Residual Based Attention Model for EEG Based Sleep Staging. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 24(10), 2833-2843. [More Information]
  • Osman, A., Tong, B., Landry, S., Edwards, B., Joosten, S., Hamilton, G., Cori, J., Jordan, A., Stevens, D., Grunstein, R., et al (2020). An assessment of a simple clinical technique to estimate pharyngeal collapsibility in people with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep, 43(10), 1-11. [More Information]

2019

  • Machan, E., Bartlett, D., Chapman, J., Hoyos, C., Phillips, C., Grunstein, R. (2019). A review of psychosocial factors and personality in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea. European Respiratory Review, 28(152), 1-12. [More Information]
  • Huang, R., Nedanoski, A., Fletcher, D., Singh, N., Schmid, J., Young, P., Stow, N., Bi, L., Traini, D., Wong, E., Phillips, C., Grunstein, R., Kim, J. (2019). An automated segmentation framework for nasal computational fluid dynamics analysis in computed tomography. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 115, 1-8. [More Information]
  • Theorell-Haglow, J., Hoyos, C., Phillips, C., Yee, B., Melehan, K., Liu, P., Cistulli, P., Grunstein, R. (2019). Associations Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Measures of Arterial Stiffness. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 15(2), 201-206. [More Information]

2018

  • Miller, C., Espie, C., Bartlett, D., Marshall, N., Gordon, C., Grunstein, R. (2018). Acceptability, tolerability, and potential efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy for Insomnia Disorder subtypes defined by polysomnography: A retrospective cohort study. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 6664. [More Information]
  • Chen, L., Chapman, J., Yee, B., Wong, K., Grunstein, R., Marshall, N., Miller, C. (2018). Agreement between electronic and paper Epworth Sleepiness Scale responses in obstructive sleep apnoea: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial undertaken in a specialised tertiary care clinic. BMJ Open, 8(3), 1-5. [More Information]
  • D'Rozario, A., Bartlett, D., Wong, K., Sach, T., Yang, Q., Grunstein, R., Rae, C. (2018). Brain Bioenergetics during Resting Wakefulness are related to Neurobehavioural Deficits in Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A 31P Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study. Sleep, 41(8), 1-9. [More Information]

2017

  • Comas Soberats, M., Gordon, C., Oliver, B., Stow, N., King, G., Sharma, P., Ammit, A., Grunstein, R., Phillips, C. (2017). A circadian based inflammatory response - implications for respiratory disease and treatment. Sleep Science and Practice, 1, 1-19. [More Information]
  • Miller, C., Rae, C., Green, M., Yee, B., Gordon, C., D'Rozario, A., Kyle, S., Espie, C., Grunstein, R., Bartlett, D. (2017). An Objective Short Sleep Insomnia Disorder Subtype Is Associated With Reduced Brain Metabolite Concentrations In Vivo: A Preliminary Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Assessment. Sleep, 40(11), 1-11. [More Information]
  • Cross, N., Terpening, Z., Duffy, S., Lewis, S., Grunstein, R., Wong, K., Naismith, S. (2017). Association between Sleep Disordered Breathing and Nighttime Driving Performance in Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 23, 502-510. [More Information]

2016

  • Miller, C., Rae, C., Green, M., Yee, B., Gordon, C., Kyle, S., Espie, C., Grunstein, R., Bartlett, D. (2016). An objective, severe short-sleep insomnia disorder phenotype is associated with reduced brain creatine levels and impaired metabolism: an in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy assessment. SLEEP, the 30th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS) 2016, USA: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
  • Duffy, S., Lagopoulos, J., Terpening, Z., Lewis, S., Grunstein, R., Mowszowski, L., Cross, N., Hermens, D., Hickie, I., Naismith, S. (2016). Association of Anterior Cingulate Glutathione with Sleep Apnea in Older Adults At-Risk for Dementia. Sleep, 39(4), 899-906. [More Information]
  • Miller, C., Bartlett, D., Mullins, A., Dodds, K., Gordon, C., Kyle, S., Kim, J., D'Rozario, A., Lee, R., Comas, M., Marshall, N., Yee, B., Grunstein, R., et al (2016). Clusters of Insomnia Disorder: An Exploratory Cluster Analysis of Objective Sleep Parameters Reveals Differences in Neurocognitive Functioning, Quantitative EEG, and Heart Rate Variability. Sleep, 39(11), 1993-2004. [More Information]

2015

  • Miller, C., Gordon, C., Toubia, L., Bartlett, D., Grunstein, R., D'Rozario, A., Marshall, N. (2015). Agreement between simple questions about sleep duration and sleep diaries in a large online survey. Sleep Health, 1(2), 133-137. [More Information]
  • Pressman, M., Grunstein, R., Mahowald, M., Schenck, C., Montplaisir, J., Bornemann, M., Zadra, A., Buchanan, P. (2015). Alcohol and sleep review: Flawed design, methods, and statistics cannot support conclusions. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 39(5), 941-943. [More Information]
  • D'Rozario, A., Dungan, G., Banks, S., Liu, P., Wong, K., Killick, R., Grunstein, R., Kim, J. (2015). An automated algorithm to identify and reject artefacts for quantitative EEG analysis during sleep in patients with sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep and Breathing, 19(2), 607-615. [More Information]

2014

  • Fuller, J., Wong, K., Grunstein, R., Krass, I., Patel, J., Saini, B. (2014). A Comparison of Screening Methods for Sleep Disorders in Australian Community Pharmacies: A Randomized Controlled Trial. PloS One, 9(6), 1-8. [More Information]
  • Gamble, A., D'Rozario, A., Bartlett, D., Williams, S., Bin, Y., Grunstein, R., Marshall, N. (2014). Adolescent sleep patterns and night-time technology use: results of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Big Sleep Survey. PloS One, 9(11), 1-9. [More Information]
  • Alsaadi, S., McAuley, J., Hush, J., Bartlett, D., McKeough, Z., Grunstein, R., Dungan, G., Maher, C. (2014). Assessing sleep disturbance in low back pain: the validity of portable instruments. PloS One, 9(4), 1-7. [More Information]

2013

  • D'Rozario, A., Kim, J., Wong, K., Bartlett, D., Marshall, N., Dijk, D., Robinson, P., Grunstein, R. (2013). A new EEG biomarker of neurobehavioural impairment and sleepiness in sleep apnea patients and controls during extended wakefulness. Clinical Neurophysiology, 124(8), 1605-1614. [More Information]
  • Strohl, K., Brown, D., Collop, N., George, C., Grunstein, R., Han, F., Kline, L., Malhotra, A., Pack, A., Phillips, B., et al (2013). An official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline: sleep apnea, sleepiness, and driving risk in noncommercial drivers An update of a 1994 Statement. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 187(11), 1259-1266. [More Information]
  • Grunstein, R., Kushida, C. (2013). An open letter to the sleep and circadian rhythms community: Viewpoints of presidents of the World Sleep Federation. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 11(1), 2-4. [More Information]

2012

  • Grunstein, R., Kushida, C. (2012). An Open Letter to the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Community: Presidents Viewpoints of the World Sleep Federation (WSF). Sleep, 35(10), 1321-1322. [More Information]
  • Grunstein, R., Kushida, C. (2012). An open letter to the sleep and circadian rhythms community: Presidents' viewpoints of the World Sleep Federation (WSF). Journal of Sleep Research, 21(6), 724-725. [More Information]
  • Grunstein, R., Kushida, C. (2012). An open letter to the sleep and circadian rhythms community: Presidents' viewpoints of the World Sleep Federation (WSF). Sleep Medicine Reviews, 16(5), 489-490. [More Information]

2011

  • Dungan, G., Marshall, N., Hoyos, C., Yee, B., Grunstein, R. (2011). A Randomized Crossover Trial of the Effect of a Novel Method of Pressure Control (SensAwake) in Automatic Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy to Treat Sleep Disordered Breathing. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 7(3), 261-267. [More Information]
  • Denotti, A., Kim, J., Wong, K., Grunstein, R. (2011). Brain activity markers of sleep correlate with performance during a subsequent extended wakefulness challenge. Journal of Sleep Research, 20(1), 24-25.
  • Phillips, C., Yee, B., Marshall, N., Liu, P., Sullivan, D., Grunstein, R. (2011). Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Reduces Postprandial Lipidemia in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. A Randomised, Placebo Controlled Crossover Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 184(3), 355-361. [More Information]

2010

  • Piper, A., Grunstein, R. (2010). Big breathing: the complex interaction of obesity, hypoventilation, weight loss, and respiratory function. Journal of Applied Physiology, 108(1), 199-205. [More Information]
  • Marshall, N., Grunstein, R., Peltonen, M., Stenlof, K., Hedner, J., Sjostrom, L. (2010). Changes in sleep duration and changes in weight in obese patients: The Swedish Obese Subjects Study. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 8, 63-71. [More Information]
  • Rofail, L., Wong, K., Unger, G., Marks, G., Grunstein, R. (2010). Comparison between a single-channel nasal airflow device and oximetry for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep, 33(8), 1106-1114. [More Information]

2009

  • Buchanan, P., Grunstein, R. (2009). An overview of obstructive sleep apnea treatment. In Gilles Lavigne, Peter Cistulli, Michael Smith (Eds.), Sleep Medicine for Dentists: A Practical Overview, (pp. 71-76). Hanover Park, IL: Quintessence.
  • Phillips, C., Yee, B., Trenell, M., Magnussen, J., Wang, D., Banerjee, D., Berend, N., Grunstein, R. (2009). Changes in regional adiposity and cardio-metabolic function following a weight loss program with sibutramine in obese men with obstructive sleep apnea. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 5(5), 416-421. [More Information]
  • Lee, R., Chan, A., Grunstein, R., Cistulli, P. (2009). Craniofacial phenotyping in obstructive sleep apnea--a novel quantitative photographic approach. Sleep, 32(1), 37-45. [More Information]

2008

  • Weaver, T., Grunstein, R. (2008). Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy The Challenge to Effective Treatment. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 5(2), 173-178. [More Information]
  • Hellgren, J., Yee, B., Dungan, G., Grunstein, R. (2008). Altered positional regulation of nasal patency in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 266(1), 83-87. [More Information]
  • Mokhlesi, B., Kryger, M., Grunstein, R. (2008). Assessment and Management of Patients with Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 5, 218-225. [More Information]

2007

  • Garcia-Borreguero, D., Grunstein, R., Sridhar, G., Dreykluft, T., Montagna, P., Dom, R., Lainey, E., Moorat, A., Roberts, J. (2007). A 52-week open-label study of the long-term safety of ropinirole in patients with restless legs syndrome. Sleep Medicine, 8(7-8), 742-752. [More Information]
  • Driscoll, T., Grunstein, R., Rogers, N. (2007). A systematic review of the neurobehavioural and physiological effects of shiftwork systems. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 11(3), 179-194. [More Information]
  • Liu, P., Caterson, I., Grunstein, R., Handelsman, D. (2007). Androgens, Obesity, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Men. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 36(2), 349-363. [More Information]

2006

  • Wang, D., Grunstein, R., Teichtahl, H. (2006). Association between ventilatory response to hypercapnia and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea index in asymptomatic subjects. Sleep and Breathing, 11(2), 103-108. [More Information]
  • Wong, K., Grunstein, R., Bartlett, D., Gordon, E. (2006). Brain function in obstructive sleep apnea: results from the Brain Resource International Database. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 5(1), 111-121. [More Information]
  • Desai, A., Marks, G., Jankelson, D., Grunstein, R. (2006). Do Sleep Deprivation and Time of Day Interact with Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Worsen Performance and Neurobehavioral Function? The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2, 63-70.

2005

  • Rogers, N., Grunstein, R. (2005). 24/7 Health. Second annual Sleep Loss Symposium: working and sleeping around the clock. Medical Journal of Australia, 182(9), 444-567. [More Information]
  • Hedner, J., Berend, N., Grunstein, R., Phillips, C. (2005). Diurnal and obstructive sleep apnea influences on arterial stiffness and central blood pressure in men. Sleep, 28(5), 604-609. [More Information]
  • Grunstein, R. (2005). Endocrine Disorders. In Meir Kryger, Tom Roth, William Dement (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine (4th ed), (pp. 1237-1245). USA, Philadelpia: W.B. Saunders Company. [More Information]

2004

  • Bartlett, D., Rae, C., Thompson, C., Byth Wilson, K., Joffe, D., Enright, T., Grunstein, R. (2004). Hippocampal area metabolites relate to severity and cognitive function in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Medicine, 5(6), 593-596. [More Information]
  • Banks, S., Catcheside, P., Lack, L., Grunstein, R., McEvoy, R. (2004). Low Levels Of Alcohol Impair Driving Simulator Performance And Reduce Perception Of Crash Risk In Partially Sleep Deprived Subjects. Sleep, 27(6), 1063-1067. [More Information]
  • Willson, G., Piper, A., Norman, M., Chaseling, W., Milross, M., Collins, E., Grunstein, R. (2004). Nasal Versus Full Face Mask For Noninvasive Ventilation In Chronic Respiratory Failure. European Respiratory Journal, 23(4), 605-609. [More Information]

2003

  • Desai, A., Marks, G., Grunstein, R. (2003). Does sleep deprivation worsen mild obstructive sleep apnea? Sleep, 26(8), 1038-1041. [More Information]
  • Desai, A., Ellis, E., Wheatley, J., Grunstein, R. (2003). Fatal distraction: a case series of fatal fall-asleep road accidents and their medicolegal outcomes. Medical Journal of Australia, 178(8), 396-399.
  • Chhajed, P., Aboyoun, C., Malouf, M., Hopkins, P., Grunstein, R., Plit, M. (2003). Prophylactic nasopharyngeal tube insertion prevents acute hypoxaemia due to upper-airway obstruction during flexible bronchoscopy. Internal Medicine Journal, 33(7), 317-318. [More Information]

2002

  • Yee, B., Liu, P., Yang, Q., Wishart, S., Handelsman, D., Grunstein, R. (2002). A double blind, placebo controlled randomised crossover study of intramuscular testosterone esters on sleep in men over 60 years of age.
  • Phipps, P., Starritt, E., Caterson, I., Grunstein, R. (2002). Association of serum leptin with hypoventilation in human obesity. Thorax, 57(1), 75-76. [More Information]
  • Grunstein, R. (2002). Insomnia: diagnosis and management. Australian Family Physician, 31(11), 995-1000.

2001

  • Milross, M., Norman, M., Willson, G., Grunstein, R., Sullivan, C., Bye, P., Piper, A., Becker,, H. (2001). Low-flow oxygen and bilevel ventilatory support: effects on ventilation during sleep in cystic fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 163, 129-134.
  • Ellis, E., Grunstein, R. (2001). Medico-legal aspects of sleep disorders: sleepiness and civil liability. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 5(1), 33-46.
  • Willson, G., Wilcox, I., Norman, M., Grunstein, R., Sullivan, C., Piper, A., Flynn, W. (2001). Noninvasive pressure ventilation for the treatment of Cheyne-Stokes respiration during sleep. European Respiratory Journal, 17, 1250-1257. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2024

  • Biophysics of the brains waste disposal system: Understanding why we sleep, Postnova S, Grunstein R, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)

2020

  • Targeting Challenges in Sleep Health, Grunstein R, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Investigator Grant

NSW Public Member of the Australian Press Council 2008-14

In the media

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/throsby/professor-ron-grunstein/4281452

https://australianrotaryhealth.org.au/new-research-findings-by-former-arh-grant-recipient/

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nightlife/sleep/9101504

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-01-23/rem-sleep-behaviour-disorder-parkinsons-disease-dreams-brain/10736268

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/counterpoint/are-we-becoming-obsessed-about-sleep/7653274

https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/05/18/2244670.htm